#9EA440#9EA440
#9EA440 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.123 H 112.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 164, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 61%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.11, -15.74, 49.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.11, 52.17, 107.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.38% -0.047 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.38% 0.123 112.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3021, 34.1908, 9.9581) |
| Luminance | 0.3419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.38
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.47
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 5.46
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.50
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 5.56
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA440 #4640A4
analogous
#A47840 #9EA440 #6CA440
triadic
#9EA440 #409EA4 #A4409E
tetradic
#9EA440 #40A478 #4640A4 #A4406C
square
#9EA440 #40A478 #4640A4 #A4406C
split-complementary
#9EA440 #406CA4 #7840A4
monochromatic
#494C1E #74782F #9EA440 #BBC160 #CED28C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#9EA440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#9EA440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA440
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA440 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09D34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 164, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.123 112.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbe79',
500: '#9ea440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea440; $custom-light: #bdbe79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea440",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 164,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.6,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69382,
"c": 0.12333,
"h": 112.4
},
"luminance": 0.3419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA440
secondary
#8683BD
accent
#54D45C
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F7F6EE
border
#D0D0C9
text
#121209
muted
#81817B